Agenda and minutes

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests in any item on the agenda

There were no declarations of interest.

In accordance with Procedure Rules Nos.11 and 35 a period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the meeting on any matter relevant to the work of the meeting. Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes but the Chairman or person presiding will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned where there are a number of speakers. Members of the public are not required to give notice to use this facility. However, as a matter of courtesy, a period of 24 hours’ notice is encouraged.

Members of the public wishing to ask a question at the meeting should provide at least three clear working days’ notice in writing and should include the question with that notice. This will enable an informed answer to be given.

There were no members of the public present.

To consider a report on the various legislative provisions in respect of street naming and numbering and, in respect of street naming, identify which legislation is proposed to be adopted once the necessary statutory notice has been given

The Cabinet Member considered a report on the various legislative provisions in respect of street naming and numbering.

The Council had legal responsibilities in relation to the naming of streets and the numbering of properties. It was necessary for the Council to formalise the position in relation to the specific pieces of legislation used by the Council in relation to street naming functions.

The relevant legislation provided a number of options which were open to the Council in relation to street naming. With respect to the naming of streets, section 17 of the Public Health Act 1925 could be adopted without conflict with any other legislation provision. In relation to the alteration of street names, the Council could adopt either section 21 of the Public Health Act 1925 or section 18 of the Public Health Act 1925.

In relation to street name plates and penalties for damage to such name plates or the use of unapproved street names, the Council could adopt either sections 64 & 65 of the Town Improvement Clauses Act 1847 or section 18 of the Public Health Act 1925. A detailed breakdown of the legislation was provided within the appendix to the report.

In order to adopt the legislation, the Council would be required to provide public notice of the intention to adopt in a local newspaper for two consecutive weeks. Notice would also need to be served on every parish council or community council affected, or where appropriate to the chairman of a parish meeting.

RESOLVED

That the Cabinet Member for Environmental Services

(1)   notes the legislative provisions in respect of the numbering of properties as set out within the report;

(2)   expresses the intention to pass a resolution to adopt the following legislation in relation to street naming:

(i)     section 17 of the Public Health Act 1925

(ii)   section 21 of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1907; and

(iii) section 19 of the Public Health Act 1925.

(3)   authorises the giving of notice of the Council’s intention to pass a resolution to adopt the legislation referred to in (2) above to be given as required by paragraph 25 of Schedule 14 to the Local Government Act 1972.